Chapter 128 Guarding a Smile
Even after his mother was gone, Zi Yisheng still held onto a glimmer of hope, even wondering if his mother would have had such a smile if she had left the Zi family earlier. Therefore, Zi Yisheng always wanted to protect that beautiful smile.
Now, seeing the smile that the young girl wore all the time wasn't what Zi Yisheng expected. He tried hard to make her smile from the heart, wanting to see that smile again, and even more, wanting to protect that smile of the young girl.
After dinner, Aunt Zhen efficiently brewed everyone a cup of digestive tea, as everyone had eaten quite a lot tonight.
Old Fan didn't want to get involved in the young people's affairs and gallantly rescued his young disciple, under the pretense of taking a walk in the courtyard.
There were still five people sitting in the living room, with Ouyang and A Can joining them.
"I heard you're going to work at the Public Security Bureau?"
Ye Mu'en wasn't surprised at all. Many things couldn't escape this man's surveillance. This was also why he wanted to find people to go south to collect supplies, so he could hide his sister's space. They couldn't always have supplies suddenly appear with no trace of transportation.
Nothing was more important than his sister's safety. If her Qiankun in her sleeve were discovered, what a disaster it would be. The Ye family alone couldn't protect her. Not to mention that the Ye family members were like greedy wolves; if they knew, the first to make a move would definitely be someone from the Ye family.
Ye Mu'en felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it. In his previous life, the Ye family's status was much higher than it was now, yet they didn't seem to value kinship so little. The Ye family in his previous life always emphasized the collective, with unity against outsiders being paramount.
"I'm thinking of it that way. After all, I need to find a job to support myself and Shenge."
"Me too, I'll help you support sister Shenge."
As soon as Han Yuyan finished speaking, he felt a cold gaze that sent a shiver through him. Seeing the source of the gaze, Han Yuyan dejectedly flinched, but then he thought that he hadn't said anything wrong and forced himself to bravely stand tall.
Ouyang and A Can, standing beside them, just wanted to give the brave Han Yuyan a thumbs-up, anticipating him to continue his reckless behavior.
"It's a good place, at least you can stay close to home."
In fact, Zi Yisheng greatly admired Ye Mu'en's courage in giving up his lifelong efforts to search for relatives he had never met. Such carefree abandon was something he envied. He wished he could cast aside everything and live life freely. But he knew that to give up might mean abandoning many lives, because he had people to protect.
"Aunt Bai will arrive in a couple of days. I haven't seen her in five years."
"You've met my mother?"
Ye Mu'en had no recollection of this.
"Yes, I've met her many times. Almost every three months since I was little."
Ye Mu'en looked at the many people present and didn't ask further. He would ask his mother later if she had any memory of the original owner.
A moment of silence fell over the room. Han Yuyan, being astute, felt that his presence might be inconvenient, especially since the other two were clearly subordinates of Young Master Zi, and their presence here was likely for some arrangement.
"Um, Mu Zi, could you arrange a room for me? I want to go back to sleep."
Ye Mu'en nodded. It was indeed inconvenient to say certain things with Old Han present.
Aunt Zhen soon took Han Yuyan upstairs, thoughtfully preparing toiletries for him.
"From now on, A Can will stay by Shenge's side."
Ye Mu'en looked at A Can with a hint of displeasure. After all, his sister was a young lady, and having a man constantly by her side was inconvenient.
"I don't think my sister will agree. There's a difference between men and women."